4/4/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares National Emergency to Increase our Competitive Edge, Protect our Sovereignty, and Strengthen our National and Economic Security
2. New chaos in White House as top NSC officials sacked
3. Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center
4. Trump’s tariffs are the end of globalisation Europe can’t fight a trade war
5. Trump fires National Security Council officials after an Oval Office meeting with Laura Loomer.
6. China Retaliates to Trump Tariffs; Investors Rush Into Bonds While Dow Futures Slide
7. Trump Fires Director of National Security Agency
8. Russian drone strike on Kharkiv homes kills several, say officials
9. U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success
10. US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
11. Exclusive-Musk team issued inaccurate USAID firing notices, must send correct versions, say sources
12. Defense officials considering cuts to military treatment facilities
13. Dropping U.S. Biodefenses: Why Cuts to Federal Health Agencies Make Americans Less Safe
14. Iran abandons Houthis under relentless US bombardment
15. Regulated Democracy and Regulated Speech
16. Tariffs Can Actually Work—if Only Trump Understood How
17. Greenland’s Military Possibilities for the United States
18. China and Russia Will Not Be Split
19. The Economic Consequences of State Capture
20. Is The U.S. About To Go To War With Iran?
21. The Age of Tariffs
22. CSA’s Articles of the Month
23. On Defense, Trump’s Early Moves in Asia Have Been Notably Normal
24. Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers
Korean News Content:
1. Constitutional Court upholds Yoon’s impeachment, removes him from office
2. South Korea’s Impeached President Is Removed From Office Over Martial-Law Decree
3. U.S. Patriot missile batteries in S. Korea to be temporarily deployed to Middle East
4. Analysis: South Korea faces significant challenges after Yoon removed
5. Top South Korean Court Upholds President’s Impeachment
6. U.S. experts forecast rough ride ahead for S. Korea-U.S. alliance amid leadership vacuum in Seoul
7. Ex-President Yoon says sorry for not living up to public expectations after impeachment upheld
8. Senior presidential aides offer to resign following Yoon’s ouster
9. Tariffs Can Actually Work—if Only Trump Understood How
10. Business community urges nat’l unity for economic recovery following Yoon’s removal
11. On Defense, Trump’s Early Moves in Asia Have Been Notably Normal
12. Curiosity and consequences: Young N. Koreans risk prison for S. Korean TV
13. Empty promises: N. Korea’s new factories fail to deliver for ordinary citizens
14. N. Korean students reject state university offers in favor of local education
15. Ruling party says it ‘humbly accepts’ Constitutional Court’s decision to remove Yoon from office
16. Ex-special warfare commander involved in martial law released on bail
17. Over 63 pct of S. Korean students view N. Korea with caution, animosity: poll
18. Seoul pledges $100M to Ukraine, cites North Korea-Russia ties as regional threat
19. ROK acting president warns North may exploit ‘turmoil’ following Yoon’s ouster
20. What Yoon Suk-yeol’s removal means for South Korea’s relationship with the North
21. Burnt allies: Japan, S Korea toe cautious line after Trump tariffs
22. U.S. reaffirms commitment to working with acting President Han, looks forward to future of ‘close cooperation’: State Dept.
